Avocado, lime and coconut ‘cheese’ cake with raspberry and passionfruit

by **Nanneerose** Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:06 pm

INGREDIENTS
Base
140g ground almonds
¾ cup desiccated coconut
8 large medjool dates (pitted)
pinch of salt
5 tablespoons melted coconut oil

Filling
Flesh from 5 medium firm ripe avocadoes
1 cup lime juice (preferably freshly squeezed)
Finely grated zest of 2 limes
good pinch of salt
1 cup coconut cream
2 teaspoons vanilla essence or paste
1 cup pure maple syrup (not the stuff that artificially flavoured with sugar!)
2 tablespoons gelatine powder
2 tablespoons cold water
3 tablespoons boiling water

To serve
Raspberry and passionfruit coulis*

METHOD

Preheat oven to 160°C.

Place all base ingredients in a food processor and blitz until well combined and crumbly. The mixture should hold together well when pinched together.

Lightly grease and line the base and sides of an 18cm round spring-form cake tin with baking-paper and tip in the base mixture. Press mixture down firmly and evenly with the back of a spoon. Bake for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned, then set aside to cool completely in the fridge.

To make the filling, place all the ingredients, except the gelatine and water, in a food processor and blend until the mixture is smooth. Taste the mixture and add more maple syrup, lime juice or zest or vanilla to your taste buds if necessary.

Mix gelatine powder with cold water and leave to swell for a few minutes. Add boiling water and mix well to completely dissolve the gelatine (make sure there are no little lumps!). Add dissolved gelatine mixture to the food processor and blend with avocado mixture until very smooth and well incorporated.

Remove cake tin from fridge and pour filling over the base. Cover with a plate or clingfilm, and return to the fridge to set for at least 4-5 hours or overnight.

To serve, carefully run a knife between the tin and the cake to loosen, then push base of tin up and carefully transfer cheesecake to a plate. Drizzle with raspberry and passionfruit coulis all over.
* To make raspberry coulis, place 1 1/2 cups of frozen raspberries and 1 tablespoon honey in a small pot and boil for a few minutes, mashing up the raspberries, until the sauce has thickened slightly. You can buy passionfruit coulis/syrup, or make your own by boiling 1/2 cup passionfruit pulp with 2 teaspoons honey in a small pot until the sauce has thickened slightly. Cool in the fridge before using.
http://nadialim.com/recipe/avocado-lime-coconut-cheese-cake-raspberry-passionfruit-coulis/

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